The 23-year-old singer looked happy and relaxed as he partied with pals into the early hours of the morning at the Peter Street venue.

Girls clamoured to get near to the pop heartthrob, who recently split from his long-term girlfriend Eleanor Calder, in the hope of catching his eye as a security team stood guard around a roped-off VIP area.

A Club Liv spokesman said: "It was a surprise visit. He arrived at around 2am and stayed until the end of the night.

"He was with his tour manager and security team.

"We have been open for a year next week so what a great way to celebrate our birthday.

"At the end of the night he stopped to pose for pictures with staff. We were all shocked to see a member of the world's biggest boyband here.

"There were rumours he was in Manchester but we didn't know he was coming. He's a really nice guy."

One Direction's Louis Tomlinson who arrived at Manchester's CLUB LIV on Peter Street out of the blue (Image: Jon Baxter)